Rail-fastener.



H. E. FREDERICK.

RAIL FASTENER.:

APPLICATION FILEU MAR. 25, 191-6- Patented June 6, 1916.

mziil- 31a/vanto@ HENRY E. FREDERICK, OF MONEY, MISSISSIPPI. i

RAiL-EASTENEE.

specication of Letters Patent. -Pafented June '6, 1916.

.application filed March 25, 1916. Serial No. 86,735.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY E. FREDERICK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Money, in the County of Leflore and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Rall-Fasteners;

-and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

The object of this invention is to provide a novel type'of rail fastener that will have a maximum securing efliciency and prevent the spreading of the rails and of suchv simple construction-that the same can be manufactured cheaply, will be durable, and will admit of the rail beingsecured in place expeditiously. i

Other objects will appear and be better understood from that embodiment of. my invention of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which; l

Figure 1 is a side view of a tie. showing Y the rail thereon in cross section and the' manner of securing the rail to the tie with the improved rail fastener, Fig. 2 is a top plan view of a base plate ofthe fastener removed from operative position, and Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of a modified forni of' base plate.

Referring to the drawing'more in detail, the letter A designates a tie and B a rail.

The fastening device comprises a base platel, which engages under the base flange of the rail B and 4rests-on the upper side of the tie A, and has its opposite ends extend? ing beyond the longitudinal edges'of the basey flange,.as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. Atransversely extending rail base-engaging Hange 2 is formed onthe inner end of the Y base plate 1, at a point spaced from the terminal of the inner end of the base plate, and engages over the innerside of the base flange of the rail- B. and the said inner end of the base plate 1 is provided, adjacent the' inner terminal, with an opening Sffor the reception of a suitable spike, not shown, and

which is adapted to be driven into the tie and serve to hold the base plate in position. The opposite orvouter end of the base plate is provided, at a. point spaced inwardly of the outer terminal, with another spike-receiving opening 4 for the reception of a spike, designated 5, the flanged lhead, yof

which is adapted to engage over `the adjacent'side of the base flange of the rail, asv

shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing. The outer end o f the base plate is also provided, on oppos1te sides of the opening 4, with elongated slots 6, the inner ends of which extend beyond the inner side. of the opening 4.'I

Spaced blocks 7 are formed integrally With the upper side of the Vouter end of the base plate 1, and are located on opposite sides of the opening 4 'and have their inner sides lying flush with thje outer walls of the slots 6;

In securing the rail in place, the rail is positioned on the base plate and wedgei shaped members, designated 8are inserted into the slots 6 and driven intoA the 'tie A,

the said wedge-shaped members 8 having their inner sides engaging the adjacent longitudinal edge of the base flange of the rail, so that during the/downwardy movement of the edge-shaped members the rail will be moved laterally and engage the inner side of the base flange beneath the rail-engaging flange The spike 5 is then driven through the opening 4 and has the flanged head thereon engaged overthe outer side of the base flange of the rail.

In the structure shown in Fig. 3 the inner end of the base plate 1 is of a length greater than the length of the inner end of thc base plateV shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, and is provided with an addi-y tional spike-receiving opening, designated 9. This construction of plate is designed particularly-to secure the rails'at curves.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is: Y j

1. "A rail fastener comprising a base plate adapted to engagebeneath the base flange of a railv and having its opposite ends eX- tending' beyond the sides of the base flange,

means located on the innerv end of the base plate for engaging the adjacent side of the Vbase flange of the rail, the outer end of the base plate being provided with an opening and a pair of slots located on opposite sides of the opening, base flange-engaging means extending through the opening, and wedgeshaped membeis extending through the slots in the adjacent base flange.

2. A rail fastener comprising a base plate i adapted to engage beneath the base flange of a rail and having its opposite ends extending beyond thesides of the base flange,

means on the inner end of the base plate for engaging the inner side of the base Hnge of the rail, the outer end of the base plate having a plurality of slots therein, blocks loeated at the outer end of the hase piate and having their inner sides lying Hush with *che `0116er end Walls of the slots, and buse iange engaging members extending through the slots and engaging the inner sides of the blocks.

3. In combination with a rai] tie and a rail thereon, of a base plate mounted on .the tie and beneath `the rali and having its 0p- Yposite ends extending beyond the opposite `sides of the base ange of the mil, hase flange-engaging means located on the inner end of the base phitel the enter end of the.

opening therein and.

HENRY E. nnnnnni'en. Witnesses F. S. VVOODELL, l J. E. MANN. 

